Human health risks associated with the consumption of groundwater in the Gaza Strip by Basem, Shomar

“…For all metals and metalloids analyzed, HQ were below one (HQ1) indicating no risk; however, Sr presented an HQ 95th percentile equal to 0.19. …”
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Concrete Pavement Truck Equivalence Factors For Upgrades by Razouki, Sabah Said

“…Presented in this paper are the upgrade truck equivalence factors for single unit trucks of type, 1.2 and 1.22 which are not covered by AASHTO. The equivalency factors for front and rear axles of single unit trucks were developed using AASHO Road Test equation after considering the decrease in front axle load and the increase in rear axle load due to the axle load redistribution on upgrades. …”
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Understanding the mechanisms mediating cardio-renal benefit of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Dimitrios, Patoulias

“…They have demonstrated1 that empagliflozin treatment resulted in a significant decrease in pulse pressure (PP), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and cardiac workload, compared with placebo; at week 12, placebo-adjusted mean changes from baseline were − 2.5 mmHg for PP, − 2.2 mmHg for MAP and − 315 mmHg x beats per minute (bpm) for cardiac workload (p < 0.0001 for all). …”
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Osteoporosis in patients with stroke: A cross-sectional study by Tomasevic-Todorovic, Snezana

“…This research was designed as a cross-sectional study that included patients after a first stroke (≤1.5 years from a stroke; N = 40), who went through in-hospital rehabilitation treatment. …”
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Performance Of A Cool Thermal Store Filled With Balls Containing Water by Hariri, Abdulrahman Salih

“…It increased to 3°C after one and half-hours of a discharging process. Ball temperatures generally remained constant at around 3.5"C during most of a discharging process. …”
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Heat stress impairs proprioception but not running mechanics by Mtibaa K.

“…Results Rectal (39.7 ± 0.4 vs. 39.4 ± 0.4 °C), skin (36.3 ± 1.1 vs. 31.8 ± 1.1 °C) and average body (38.3 ± 0.2 vs. 36.4 ± 0.4 °C) temperatures together with heart rate (178 ± 8 vs. 174 ± 6 bpm) and thermal discomfort (6.5 ± 0.5 vs. 4.3 ± 1.3) were all higher at the end of the HOT compared to COOL run (all p < 0.05). …”
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Khalasa date palm leaf fiber as a potential reinforcement for polymeric composite materials by Mahdi E.

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Extraction and characterization of biofunctional lignocellulosic fibers from Pulicaria undulata plant and the effect of alkali treatment on their bio-physicochemical properties by Mohammed, Alsafran

“…In contrast, alkali-treated fibers showed a significant decrease in radical scavenging activity (almost 7–8 fold) and reducing power potential (6-fold) and exhibited no antifungal activity, potentially due to the loss of bioactive components such as lignin and essential oils. …”
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Food shopping, preparation and consumption practices in times of COVID-19: case of Lebanon by Ben Hassen, Tarek

“…Indeed, the study outcomes suggested (1) a move toward healthier diets; (2) a rise in the consumption of domestic products due to food safety concerns; (3) a change in the grocery shopping behaviors (with a rise in online shopping); (4) a surge of food stockpiling; and (5) a decrease in household food wastage. …”
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Hydrogen Production via Ethanol Decomposition over Bimetallic Catalyst by Ashok, Anchu

“…The amount of precursors was calculated based on the synthesis of 1.5 g product in the output. These precursors were mixed in 75 ml of water and stir continuously for 1 hr to form a homogenous mixture. …”
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Use Of Cement By-Pass Dust In Soil Stabilization by Taha, Ramzi

“…Mixtures were subjected to the following tests: (1) Atterberg limits, (2) pH, (3) compaction, (4) California Bearing Ratio (CBR), (5) swell percent, and (6) swell pressure. …”
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An Exploration of Smoking Patterns Among People with Serious Mental Illness Attending an Outpatient Clinic in Qatar by Zolezzi, Monica

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Assessment of climate change pattern in the Pauri Garhwal of the Western Himalayan Region: based on climate parameters and perceptions of forest-dependent communities by Jha, Shashidhar Kumar

“…Percentage cloud cover showed an increase, of approximately 3%, while diurnal temperature displayed decreasing trends. Rainfall in the district showed a decreasing trend, with more than 50% of years 1985–2015 receiving less rainfall than the annual average. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INSULIN RESISTANCE AND NITRIC OXIDE IN HUMAN RETINAL MICROVASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO by Bushra, Sumbul

“…In the current study in order to examine the effect of insulin on NO production, HRECs cells were cultured and grown in high glucose (30mM) and normal (5mM) glucose for 24 hours. Subsequently, the cells were treated with 100nM insulin for 10 minutes, 1, 2, and 4 hours. …”
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Hydropriming with moringa leaf extract mitigates salt stress in wheat seedlings by Ahmed, Talaat

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Mechanical Performance and Thermo-Physical Properties of Cement Mortar Incorporating Hybrid Slags by Baawain, Mahad

“…Ferrochrome (FeCr) slag aggregate was used as a replacement for sand at the ratios of 25, 50, 75 and 100 wt. %. …”
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Numerical evaluation of the thermal performance of a near-surface earth-to-air heat exchanger with short-grass ground cover: A parametric study by Pakari, Ali

“…By increasing the soil thermal conductivity from 1 to 5 W m−1 K−1 the outlet temperature decreased by about 4.4 °C.…”
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Influence of shelf-life duration on mechanical, thermal and shape recovery motion derivatives of shape memory polyurethane by Vasavi, Boggarapu

“…The present research, therefore explores the effect of shelf life on mechanical, thermal and shape recovery performance of polyurethane (PU) based shape memory polymer (SMP). Experimental samples S1, S3, S5 and S10 were prepared from polymer pellets that were stored for 1,3,5 and 10-year time duration respectively. …”
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Understanding the False Positive of Modified Martensitic Steels in Sweet & Sour Service Conditions Using a Point Defect Model Perspective by Martinez, Alan

“…Electrochemical tests were performed using a 1L autoclave holding 35 bar of CO2 gas with and without H2S at temperatures varied from 25 °C to 150 °C in salt brine solutions with a pH of 3.5. …”
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Anaerobic and aerobic contributions to repeated supramaximal cycling exercises and their adaptation to high-intensity interval training in obese perimenopausal and postmenopausal w... by Jabbour, Georges

“…Results The results showed that, before training, the anaerobic contributions to repeated SCE did not differ between the perimenopausal and postmenopausal women for the first three repetitions. However, a higher decrease was reported for postmenopausal women at the fourth and fifth repetitions (P < 0.01, respectively). …”
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